St. Paul daily globe., 1887-01-17

that are not ereditabe. and suggestions of the
Campbell tire-eaters of South Dakota. The
offense of Mr. Springer seems to be his blum
der in presenting bill for statehood without
having first taken the counsel OF certain Da-
kota officials. The course of the retiring ex-
ecutive is regarded as unwise in fomenting
division and faction, when there should be
harmony and unanimity. The Springer bill
is generally accepted by those who want
statehood without regard to division as the
best and most feasible measure likely to be
obtained from congress, and they desire its
passage.
1t is believed that among the measures that
will be asked of the legislature, few will have
more practical and ultimate, if not immediate,
value TO the farmer than the proposed eX-
perimental agricultural station The special
need OF this grows out of the fact that the
country is new and its tillers have not the
advantages of the experience of many years,
as to the production and best means of culti-
Vatlon with the soil and climate of Dakota.
Even wheat in the No. l hard belt has not
passed the experimental stage so far as meth
ods are concerned. station should be es-
tabilshed IN connection with the agricultural
college at Vermillion and one in the North.
Farmers will spend their lifetime in trying to
solve these questions, which could be deter
m1ned.ln comparative short time with the
facilities and knowledge available at an ex-
permental station.
South Dakota papers of the more radical
SoI0 diiegc lutt tHG springer Dill contains
trick To detrHud the people and Overturn the
popular will in the minority clause They al
lege that this provision will allow the Demo-
Gratis to elect one-third of the members AS
they cast 40 per cent of the vote in the South
1t Is difficult to see any injustice in allowing
them one-third OF the membership in the con-
yention. The theory of the Republican lead
erS Is that this ~ per cent. of the people are
to be entirely excluded from participating in
the forming OF state. Fair minded Repub-
licans who understand this feature of minor
Try representation cannot fail to pronounce il
fair aud equitable.
1t Will be noted that South Dakota does not
send single Democrat TO the lower house of
the legiSlature-the Black Hills and Central
region one each-and the only Democrat from
the South i'll the council was sent there to
move the place of holding the supreme court
from Yankton to Mitchell. The region that
favors the Republican machine called the
Huron state is cont oiled by an intensely par
tisan set of Republicans. Their prejudices
are so strong that they refused to let in any
Democrat, even as d matter of policy to Sc
cure the needed support of division Demo-
Gratis.
All the people of Hiehmore are Intensely
interested in the effort to strike flowing water
there III an artesiau well without going
through 10 China. The we'll crew last week
gave out that they were about to strike the
rock, like Moses, that would give forth the
desired element, but it would be we'll for
means to be furnished for them to enthuse
with. The hint was taken and the authorities
took up handsome subscription for them
They quit work ard painted the town in the
HveeSt way as long as the money lasted and
1t hoped that in another month the water NAV
be struck.
The Rapid City Journal. which has personal
acquaintance with the members of the sn-
preme court, thinks the report that is sent
before the new member, Judge Spencer thar
q rlo
good fellow for the seauces Off the bench
will spread the arms OF his judicial brethren
to embrace him on his arrival. Still it should
not be supposed that they regard these as in
diSpensaDle qualifications for Dakota
Judge, or that they are addicted to mellow
ness be ond the best Dakota regimen
Some of the South Dakota papers vigorously
oppose the resolution adopted by the Press
association, at its recent meeting at Huron.
asking the legislature to reduce the rate of
legal advertising about 25 per cent. in order
to cut OFT the share generally demanded by
the attorueYS. 1t is insisted that this reduc-
t1on would fail to touch the consciences of
the legal gentlemen, and they would demand
their share all the same, anu as they are the
the paynasters they could not be stood off
In Miner county several very fine and copi-
GUS flowing wells have lately been had at the
small depth of sixty to seventy feet. it is
claimed that that whole section is underlaid
with water supply that will make flowing
wells wherever tapped. This is a big thing
for that region. In some parts of the terri
tory the procuring of good water in sufficient
quantity is problem not yet solved.
Rev. John Plank, in Buffalo county, is q
typical Dakotan. He is over so years of age.
robust and healthy, and expects to pass the
centennial point If he stays in Dakota. The
past year he raised ninety acres of crops. do
ing all the work himself, and will do more
this year. He has preac ed the gospel half
century, and was resident of Chicago when
only eight log cabins besides his own COM
prised the town. ...,..-
The language of the game ereeps into all
sorts OF lines of expression in Dakota-possi-
bly, excepting the pulpit A man who has
three sons on the birth of a daughter last
week sdd he had drawn another queen and
now had three kings and two queens-a full
hand. When one or two more kings or queens
come he will probably throw up his hand
The Bowdie Pioneer, a South Dakota Re-
publican paper talks in this saucy way of
the Huron scheme 'The Huronte con-
sders the Springer bill "a dangero us meas
ure,' so far as the capital aspirations of HUI
ron are concerned. And the BILL by the way,
drives the last spike in the political coffins of
the we-are-a-staIe crowd
The theory now upon which hope of divis-
ion of the territory is based is that there are
about thirty Democrats in the house among
those not reelected who want appointments
in Dakota, and by dividing and making two
pegs-but as statehood must soon follow their
time will be short, as the Republicans would
Go nothing for them.
When complaint is made of the Democratic
administration for appointing to Dakota Of
fees men not residents, it may be well for
Republicans to remember that the precedence
was set y their party.
The county board OF Douglas last year re-
fused TO license and the saloons run wide
open" free This year the board has estab-
lished $500 license and the treasury will be
made more cheerful.
The Charles Mix Record reports recent
birth there weighing twenty-one pounds
when the father couldn't tip much over 100
the Dakota climate.
Mike Haley, the Valley City champion, pub
fishes challenge to fight any man in Da-
kota any number of rounds, the winner to
take gate receipts.
tie Steele Herald, having fallen under the
ban of the local mogul, Col. Steele has been
forced into inocuous desuetude lis toes are
up.
Grand Rapids will he a strong competitor
for the location of the Methodist college of the
north. 1t will make liberal Offer
Miner is another county that turns over a
new leaf with the new year and refused to
license saloons.
The Clearances.
BosToN, Jan. 2.-The following table.